Advertising display device



Dec. 28. 1926. 1,612,574

W. E. GOLDEN ADVERTISING DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Oct. 25, 1925 Patented Dec. 28, 1926.

TATES WILLIAM GOLDEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ADVERTISING DISPLAY DEVICE.

Application filed October 26, 1925.

My invention relates to advertising display devices, and it hasfor its principal object to provide a new and improved arrangement for holding an advertising card in position so as to be displayed to advantage and so as to be capable of ready removal, while at the same time the card is protected against removal by unauthorized persons by the use of any ordinarily available means. It is one of the objects of the invention to provide a device of this type having locking means so arranged as to have a neat appearance and so as to avoid any possibility of catching on the clothing of one passing or standing near by. To this end, it is one of the objects of my invention to provide a locking bar movably mounted in position opposite the opening through which the card is inserted in its holding frame, together with locking means confined within the limits of the frame and the movably mounted bar for locking the bar in operative position. It is another object of my invention to improve devices of this type in sundry details hereinafter pointed out.

The preferred means by which I have accomplished my several objects are illustratedin the accompanying drawing and are hereinafter specifically described. That which I believe to be new and desire to cover by this application is set forth in the claims.

In the drawing Fig. 1 is a rear face view of the preferred form of my improved device in position at the upper edge of the back of the seat of a public conveyance such as a bus;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view of my device, partly in section and partly broken away, showing in dotted lines a changed position of the locking bar of my device;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view, being substantially a horizontal section taken at line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of my improved locking bolt; and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view, being substantially a vertical section through my improved device as seen at line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the several figures of the drawing, in which corresponding parts are indicated by the same reference characters,- 10 indicates the back of a seat upon the rear face of which at its upper edge my improved display device is mounted. As will be best understood from an inspection of Fig. 1, my

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improved device comprises a frame having a cross bar 11 adapted to be secured across the upper edge 'of the back 10, being secured in position by a plurality of screws 12 passing through the bar and by means of arms 13 at its ends, only one of such arms being shown in the drawing. Extending across below the bar 11 and in parallel position with respect thereto there is a bar 1 1 which is formed integrally with the bar 11, being spaced therefrom by end bars 15 and 16. Upon one end of the bar 11, I have provided a hand hold 17.

As is indicated inFig. 2, both the bar 11 and the bar 14 are in the form of channels, the channel of the bar 14; being best shown in Fig. 5, and being indicated by the numeral 18. As is also indicated at one corner of the frame in Fig. 1, the bar 15 is also provided with a groove on its inner face, the grooves of the three bars 11, 14; and 15 being in the same plane and comprising in effect a single groove.

As is clearly shown in Fig. 1, the end bar 16 is provided with a slot 19 therein opposite the grooves in the bars 11 and 1 1, through which slot a card 20 can be inserted into the frame so as to be held in position on the rear face of the back 10 of the seat as indicated in Fig. 1, with the end of the card extending into the groove of the bar 15. Within the slot 19 I have mounted a locking bar 21 which is pivotally mounted in position by means of a pin 22 as is best shown in Fig. 2. At its lower end, the locking bar 21 is provided with a groove 23 in its front face, such groove being in position for engagement by a tongue 24: carried by a tumbler member 25 pivotally mounted upon a lug 26 rising from the upper face of the bar 1 1. The tumbler 25 is provided on its outer face with a plurality of openings 27, one of such openings being located upon each side of the axis of rotation of the tumbler, and such openings being located within the space defined by an opening 28 through the end bar 16, as is best shown in Fig. 3.

When it is desired to remove the card 20 from the device so as to substitute another card in its place or for any other reason, the locking bar 21 is turned about its pivot so as to stand clear so as to permit the removal of the card, whereupon a similar card can be inserted. The locking bar 21 is then turned about its pivot into the position shown in solid lines in Fig. 2, whereupon the tumbler 25 is rotated by means of a suitable wrench applied through the opening 28 for bringing the tongue 24L into engagement with the groove 23 as indicated in Figs. 3 and 5.

By my construction, I have provided a device which displays the card 20 to very good advantage, by use of which the card can be very readily placed in position for display, and by which the card is protected by reason of the necessity for a special wrench for turning the tumbler 25.

While I prefer to employ the form of construction as shown in the drawing and as above described, it will be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the details of construction except so far as the same are specifically claimed, inasmuch as it is evident that changes may well be made in the form of construction without departing from the spirit of my invention.

1 claim:

1. An advertising display device, comprising a frame for holding a card slidably in position across the back of a seat at the upper edge thereof, a bar movably mounted in position at the end of the slideway adapted when standing in operative position to prevent withdrawal of the card, and a locking device located at the rear face of the card and enclosed by the card and the frame for securing the bar in operative position, access being provided to the locking device by a comparatively small opening through the frame.

2. In an advertising display device, the combination of an elongated frame mounted on one face of the back of a seat at the upper edge of the back, means securing the upper cross bar and the end portion of the frame directly to said seat back, slideways extending longitudinally of the frame across the seat back for holding a display card slidably in position therein, a slot at one end of the frame through which said card is insertable into the slideways, a member pivotally mounted opposite said slot for holding the card from withdrawal therethrough, and a locking device located at the rear face of the card and enclosed by the card and the frame for securing the pivoted member in operative. position, a comparatively small opening being provided through the frame for access to the locking device.

3. In an advertising display device, the combination of a frame provided with guides along its sides for holding a card slidably in position, and comprising means at one end for limiting the movement of the card in one direction along the guides, a locking bar at the opposite end of the device pivotally mounted on a horizontal axis adapted in its normal position to close the slideways at that end of the device, and a tumbler rotatably mounted on said frame in position to be covcred by said card and comprising a tongue adapted to be swung into operative engagement with a groove in said locking bar for holding it in operative locking position, said tumbler being accessible through a comparatively small opening in the side of the frame for giving it an operative swinging motion, the outer face of said tumbler being provided with spaced openings at opposite sides of the axis of rotation thereof for turning the tumbler.

WILLIAM E. GOLDEN. 

